The Tradetech Daily

The TradeTech Daily 2009 Issue 2

The TradeTech Daily 2009 Issue 2

In this issue:

“We cannot cope with another wave of regulation”Industry looks beyond MiFID’s best execution requirement for measures to stem the tide of prescriptive reform

Bear factsTradeTech takes place this year with mixed views of whether a recovery is in sight

London data fog to clearFSA “weeks away” from proposing a framework for post-trade reporting

New order in the post-Lehman worldBroker lists are being re-evaluated as delegates at this year’s TradeTech point to counterparty risk and a reduction in service levels as catalysts for change

Best price does not equal best executionCosts of trading are on a downward trend, but the future lies in allowing participants to pay for targeted flow

Buy-side seek streamlined IT solutionsFirms under pressure to do more with less

Market conditions stress-test TCAA combination of increased fragmentation and volatile trading conditions is forcing both service providers and users to revisit their use of transaction cost analysis to provide meaningful input in the search for cost reduction

TradeTech casts a light on fragmentationEuropean markets have yet to master the challenges of fragmentation, believes Morgan Stanley’s Andrew Silverman, chairman of Day Two of TradeTech

Manic street preacherNever mind ‘bulls’ and ‘bears’, according to John Coates, senior research fellow in neuroscience and finance at the University of Cambridge, testosterone levels are to blame for periods of market euphoria and gloom and have been observed to push traders to the edge of clinical mania